Lampsilis virescens
| Lampsilis virescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Lampsilis |
| Species: | L. virescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Lampsilis virescens (Lea, 1858)
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Lampsilis virescens, the Alabama lamp naiad, Alabama lamp pearly mussel or Alabama lampmussel, is a
mollusk in the family Unionidae
, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States. This river mussel is currently limited to the Paint Rock River drainage in northeastern Alabama.
This mussel grows up to 6 centimeters long and is straw-colored or greenish and smooth and shiny.[3]
References
- . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Lampsilis virescens. The NatureServe Explorer.
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